counterclaimant

coun·ter·claim

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun koun-ter-kleym; verb koun-ter-kleym]
- /noun ˈkaʊn tərˌkleɪm; verb ˌkaʊn tərˈkleɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun koun-ter-kleym; verb koun-ter-kleym]
- /noun ˈkaʊn tərˌkleɪm; verb ˌkaʊn tərˈkleɪm/

Definitions of counterclaimant word

noun counterclaimant a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action. 1
noun counterclaimant One who makes a counterclaim. 0

See all 2 definitions of counterclaimant

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Origin of counterclaimant

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85; counter- + claim

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Parts of speech for Counterclaimant

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Counterclaimant

counterclaimant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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